Career Mode - World Class (WTF?!)

[FIFAfreak]

You guys are talking about Career mode in world class... man I've got my hands full with semi pro, it feels like world class! LOL I started my first career with Hearts and made it halfway through the season before getting the sack... I noticed how career mode is much more difficult than just playing a friendly or tournament... at least I can move the ball around and score in those matches...

In career mode it gets frustrating fast because it becomes a chase/keep away game... you notice how the AI has your guys marked tighter than flies on sh** but your guys are miles away from his guy with the ball... closing down the space is a real chore and using off the ball is about impossible. Shooting is next to impossible, most of my shots are ground balls.... skill moves don't do crap, and one touch often just knocks the ball right to a defender... I think I need to bump the gamespeed down to slow too because the pace is just crazy... the sprint trigger does nothing as the AI always outruns you and off the ball control I spend most of the game chasing the AI team back to my half of the field. Perhaps some strong defensive tactics with a good counter attack are in order?

Has anybody else noticed how the camera views suck this year... even zoomed out all the way you can't see the whole width of the pitch. The broadcast view seems to offer the most view across the field... but I've seen throw in recievers go off the screen.

Through passes really are the key to this game... and a nicely controlled early cross can work wonders. If you're lucky enough to still be holding the ball near the sides of the penalty box the hard low lob is great although it tends to get blocked.

I would agree that the AI should vary team to team and depending on styles of play... it could also vary on say home field or big tournament games to give the the weaker clubs a bit more AI edge so they're not complete walkovers.

Speaking of AI, I had something hilarious happen... I lobbed the ball down into the box and my striker didn't quite get to it... but it didn't matter because the AI defender turned and ran the ball into the goal for me then through his arms up in disgust! LOL

 

[fitba]

To [MRGE] Saku

Thank you for your reply. Are you sure there's no power bar with a lob thru pass? I'll have to check later. I'm having some difficulty in keeping headers down on goal from a cross. They seem to sky over most of the time...even with WC players. What am I doing wrong?

 

[[MRGE] Saku]

Re: To [MRGE] Saku

Originally posted by fitba
Thank you for your reply. Are you sure there's no power bar with a lob thru pass? I'll have to check later. I'm having some difficulty in keeping headers down on goal from a cross. They seem to sky over most of the time...even with WC players. What am I doing wrong?

I'm sure about the lob thru pass and lack of power meter.

As far as headers go from crosses, I've nearly mastered it on WC as best as I can with a second division team.

Your best odds are as soon as you make the cross just simply TAP the B header button. Don't hold it, don't look at the power meter and line it up just below red. Just TAP it. You'll see your guy come flying in and still head it at a decent rate.

Aiming the header is another story and highly dependent on where you're coming into the box from. If your close to a post of the net, go for opposite corner. Otherwise usually I just aim directly at the net with the header.

Works about 50% of the time.

 

[[MRGE] Saku]

Originally posted by XP-Chael
>Does anyonie have any tips for lob through passes?

>I know for XBOX it's left-trigger and hit Y, but my passes are >rarely ever HIGH enough to make it past the AI defender.

>The AI itself always throws these perfect lob passes. Or is that >what they call the "early cross" and I'm just mistaking it?

Early crosses are sweet because though you can't really AIM them, you can determine what kind of power they get. Try it out on practice mode, basically L1 + LOB will send a ball INTO the box from wherever you are currently standing. You can practice this with your def or mid and try to send your strikers on runs. Right before they burn the defensive line send a early cross in while they're still onside. If you time this well, you will have a sweet leading lob in front of a streaking striker, or if you are crossing later/deeper have a chance to head the ball into an open corner.

Best of luck

XP-Chael

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thanks for the tip btw.

 

[cwhein]

Originally posted by XP-Chael
>>The AI itself always throws these perfect lob passes. Or is that >what they call the "early cross" and I'm just mistaking it?

Early crosses are sweet because though you can't really AIM them, you can determine what kind of power they get. Try it out on practice mode, basically L1 + LOB will send a ball INTO the box from wherever you are currently standing. You can practice this with your def or mid and try to send your strikers on runs. Right before they burn the defensive line send a early cross in while they're still onside. If you time this well, you will have a sweet leading lob in front of a streaking striker, or if you are crossing later/deeper have a chance to head the ball into an open corner.

Best of luck

XP-Chael

What do you mean by "early cross"? What is this shot and how is it performed?

 

[[MRGE] Saku]

Originally posted by cwhein
What do you mean by "early cross"? What is this shot and how is it performed?

LEFT TRIGGER HOLD, press & hold LOB as desired.

 

[fitba]

To [MRGE] Saku

You're right about the lob thru pass. I'm sure you don't need me telling you that Thanks again for your help. Your tips on heading from crosses has helped me a lot...still need more practice